The effects of dietary supplementation with high doses of vitamin E and C on the quality traits of chicken semen

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Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 76-81

  Franchini, A ^a   Bergonzoni, Maria Luisa ^a   Melotti, Cristina ^b   Minelli, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chicken; Semen quality; Spermatozoa; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035610947     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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